Genetic ethics : Do the ends justify the genes? /
edited by John F. Kilner, Rebecca D. Pentz and Frank E. Young.
- Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans, 1997.
- 295 p. ; pbk ; 23.5 cm.
- Horizon in bioethics .
Presented by The Centre for Bioethics and Human Dignity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the experience of genetic challenges: The riddle of suffering / David B. Biebel -- The disease of isolation / Markie Jackson -- The search for shalom / Hessel Bouma, III. -- Pt. 1. Genetic perspective: History:Eugenics in historical and ethical perspective / Arthur J. Dyck -- Technology, history, and worldview / Nancy R. Pearcey -- Sovereignty: God;s sovereignty and genetic anomalies Michael S. Beates -- Playing God / Allen H. Verhey -- Humanity: Reducing people to genetics / Henk Jochemsen -- Resisting reductionism by restoring the context / V. Elving Anderson. -- Pt. 2. Genetic information: The search: The human genome project / Francis S. Collins ; Behavioural and germ-like genetic research / Leroy B. Walters ; The incentive of patents / Stephen Sherry. -- The use: Genetic testing and confidentiality / C. Christopher Hook ; Prenatal genetic testing, abortion, and beyond / Scott B. Rae ; Genetic counseling / Elizabeth J. Thomson ; The educational challenge / Martha Newsome. -- Pt. 3. Genetic intervention: Assessment: Genetic therapy / Frank E. Young ; A theological basis for genetic intervention / John S. Feinberg ; Ethical standards for genetic information / James C. Peterson ; The case of human growth hormone / Dónal P. O'Mathúna. -- Engagement: Contemporary Christian responsibility / Charles W. Colson ; The church and the new genetics / C. Ben Mitchell ; The church as a welcoming community / Marsha D.M. Fowler. -- Glossary of genetic terms / Hessel Bouma, III.
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Human genetics--moral and ethical aspects. Human genetics--religious aspects--Christianity. Genetic engineering--moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering--religious aspects--Christianity.